Garment bag and method of making same



Sept. 5, A PQTDEV|N GARMENT BAG AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed May 27, 1931 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Sept. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT BAG AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application May 27, 1931. Serial No. 540,349

5 Claims.

My invention relates to paper bags and is particularly directed to bags for wearing apparel and has for one of its objects the provision of a bag wherein the closed end is of improved construction.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the bag showing the bag before the end is closed; and

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the completed bag.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the body portion 1 comprises a sheet of paper folded into the form of a flat tube having its longitudinal edges overlapping slightly at 2 and sealed by glue or other adhesive to provide a seam.

One end of the tube thus formed is cut off so that one wall of the tube projects beyond the other to provide a projecting transverse lip or flap 3, as shown in Fig. 1. Midway of its length this flap is notched as indicated at 4 to provide two spaced flaps. The end of the tube at each side of the notch 4 is then folded over on a bias upon the body portion of the tube to the position indicated by dot-and-dash lines 7 and 8 respectively, the projecting flap or lip 3 having previously been coated with glue or paste and sealed down to close this end of the bag leaving only a small opening 9 for the hook of a garment hanger. This arrangement it will be appreciated provides a bag which is thoroughly sealed for the full length of the edge of the flap or lip 3, and wherein by notching the tube as above described the hole or opening 9 is reinforced.

What I claim is:

1. A garment bag comprising a sheet of paper folded upon itself to provide a tubular member having its longitudinal edges overlapping and secured to each other to provide a seam, one wall of said tubular member being provided at one end with a transverse flap projecting beyond the other wall and being notched intermediate its ends, the

ends of the walls of the tube at each side of the notch being folded over upon the second mentioned wall and sealed thereto.

2. A garment bag comprising a sheet of paper folded upon itself to provide a tubular member having its longitudinal edges overlapping and secured to each other to provide a seam, one wall of said tubular member being provided with a projecting portion, said portion being notched to provide two spaced flaps transversely of the bag, the corners of the bag adjacent said flaps being folded on a bias upon the wall opposite the flaps and the flaps sealed thereto.

3. The method of making garment bags which comprises forming the bag material into a tube so that the longitudinal edges thereof will overlap each other, sealing said overlapping edges, severing the tube transversely to provide a flap on one wall thereof, removing the central portion of said flap, applying adhesive to the remaining portions of said flap and folding the flaps and the corners of the tube adjacent said flap portions over upon and securing the same to the wall of the tube opposite said flap.

4. The method of making garment bags, which comprises forming the bag material into a tube so that the longitudinal edges thereof will overlap each other, sealing said overlapping edges, severing the tube transversely into bag lengths with two spaced flaps at the end thereof, applying adhesive ito said flaps and folding the {flaps over upon and securing the same to the wall of the tube opposite said flaps.

5. The method of making garment bags which comprises severing a bag tube into bag lengths with two spaced flaps at one end thereof, and folding the corners of said end toward each other upon and securing the same to the wall of the tube opposite said flaps.

ADOLPH POTDEVIN. 

